HOLD HIGH THE TORCH:
A History of the 4th Marines
Kenneth W. Condit &
Edwin T. Turnbladh,
Battery Press, 1989. Reprinted
from the 1960 edition by the Historical Branch, G-3 Division, Headquarters
U.S. Marine Corps. NEW. Still in shrink-wrap. Gilt decorations on green
boards, without dust jacket, as issued. A history of the regiment's formation
in 1911, its service in the Dominican Republic, China, the Defense of the
Philippines & surrender to the Japanese, its reactivation on Guadalcanal
with its new nucleus formed by the 1st Raider Battalion, its service on
Emirau, Guam & Okinawa, and the Occupation of Japan & China. Maps,
tables, photographs, glossary, chronology, Regimental citations & commendations,
Medal of Honor citations, Command list, bibliography, index, 458 pp.
$48.00

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